Comparison

Tamdok vs Mihon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tamdok

Features
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Tamdok is a manga reader for iPhone, built around catalogs you install — not a locked-in store. The name comes from 탐독: to devour a book. The app is made for people who want a real library, a serious reader, and catalogs they can add, update, and even write themselves. CATALOGS Install source extensions from a registry URL you choose. Tamdok’s first-class format is JavaScript (.tamdok): easy to write, share, and update. Browse home layouts, listings, search, and filters from each catalog. LIBRARY Save titles, sort them into categories, and see unread chapters at a glance. Pull to refresh to check for new chapters. Search across your library and installed catalogs. READER Paged left-to-right, right-to-left, or continuous webtoon. Crop, pillarbox, tap zones, and automatic reading mode. Progress is saved so you continue from the last page. OFFLINE & BACKUPS Download chapters to read without a connection. Back up your library and restore it later, including iCloud when available. PRIVACY Incognito mode stops saving reading history and read marks. Theme, accent color, and alternate app icons are yours to change. English and Russian are built in. Tamdok does not bundle a manga catalog. You add the registries and extensions you want to use. Catalog availability and content are determined by those extensions.

About

Mihon

This app allows you to import and read your personal comic and manga collection offline. It offers customizable reading settings and a private, ad-free experience. You can also use a companion tool to write your own stories.

Highlights
  • Import CBZ, ZIP, EPUB, and image folders
  • Offline reading and library management
  • Multiple reading directions and controls
  • Companion story writing tool
  • Private, ad-free, and tracker-free experience
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
Features
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Mihon Nova is a reader for the comics you already own. Import your files and read them the way they were meant to be read — no account, no feed, no clutter. Your library stays on your device and works completely offline. BRING YOUR OWN LIBRARY • Import CBZ, ZIP and EPUB archives, or a folder of loose images • Or point Mihon Nova at a library you host yourself and read it anywhere • Add chapters to a title over time as your collection grows A READER THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY • Webtoon, paged vertical, left-to-right and right-to-left — every reading direction, free • Double page, auto-scroll, rotation, tap zones, crop and padding controls • Search any source directly from its listing • Four themes and custom reader backgrounds • Remembers exactly where you stopped MUSE Write your own original stories with a companion built for it — characters, chapters and scenes, from your own prompts. Your stories, saved with your library. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads, no trackers, no analytics. Your library, your progress and your stories live on your device. Turn on iCloud Sync and they travel through your own private iCloud — never through our servers. FULL ACCESS — ONE PAYMENT The first chapter of every title is free, along with every reader tool and unlimited imports. One purchase unlocks: • Every chapter, no limits • All premium themes and custom backgrounds • iCloud sync across your Apple devices • Private app lock with Face ID or passcode One payment. Yours forever. No subscription. Mihon Nova hosts no content of its own. What you read is what you bring. Full Access is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/devnarollc

Screenshots

Tamdok4 screens
Mihon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tamdok at none against Mihon's 1. Tamdok also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Mihon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mihon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tamdok asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tamdok ships an update daily, Mihon weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tamdok versus Mihon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTamdokMihon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB27 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAleksandr ShumilovDevnaro LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tamdok

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mihon

One-time1
  • Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Tamdok free?
Tamdok is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mihon free?
Mihon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tamdok or Mihon have ads?
Neither Tamdok nor Mihon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tamdok or Mihon?
Tamdok ships an update daily, and Mihon weekly. Most recently, Tamdok was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mihon on October 21, 2026.

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